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The Nelson Gallery, Lansing, Michigan

Artist Statement:

Barb creates non-objective mixed media pieces fundamentally rooted in her interest in emotions, perceptions and the passage of time.

Barb’s paintings represent her sense of abstracted reality. She creates work in series, creating several pieces concurrently. She often slices, suspends and re-purposes fibers, including portions of her own paintings. 

Barb’s training is academic; however, she makes work in a highly intuitive painting process. As a painter, she feels strongly tied to the visceral quality of working with oil on canvas.

Barb finds inspiration in re-visiting fragments of time, in the play of light and shadow, in creating infinite color studies. Each piece she create acts as a thematic means to an emotional end.

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Pictured: Barb Whitney art commission, 2018 – Palm Springs, California. Photo Credit: Billy Briggs.

Barb ultimately hopes to share engaging artwork, which creates an interaction with the viewer. Her goal is to offer both an opportunity for individual sentiment and an impetus for discussion and interaction.

Selected Art Exhibitions/Commissions

  • Nelson Gallery, The Elements: Water, 2022
  • Williamston Theatre, The Fire Tour Art Exhibition, 2021
  • Grove Gallery, East Lansing, Michigan, (Retail Gallery/exhibitor), 2010-2019
  • East Lansing Public Art Gallery, 2019
  • Commission: Rob Swanson & Billy Briggs, Palm Springs, California, 2018            
  • Janice Charach Gallery, West Bloomfield, Michigan, 2016
  • ArtPrize, Grand Rapids Brewing Company, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 2016
  • ArtPrize, The Harris Building, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 2014, 2015
  • MSU Community Music School, Lansing, Michigan, 2014
  • Peppermint Creek Theatre Company, Lansing, Michigan, 2014
  • Hazel Street Collective, Lansing Michigan, 2014
  • Michigan Institute for Contemporary Art, Lansing, Michigan, 2014
  • Space 237, Toledo, OH (retail Gallery), 2010-2012
  • Arts Council of Greater Lansing: A Taste of Art & Life Fundraiser, 2009
  • Turner Dodge House, Lansing, Michigan, 2008, 2009
  • Scarab Club, Detroit, Michigan, 2003
  • PF Galleries, Troy, Michigan, 2002
  • Pewabic Pottery, Detroit, Michigan, 2001